RAVEN SONG
ACRYLICS ON CEDAR W/RED OAK FRAME
SPRING 2023
ACRYLICS ON CEDAR W/RED OAK FRAME
SPRING 2023
Ravens are the largest members of the songbirds. Their throaty calls echo through the forest and their wide range of sounds creates a complex form of communication. When I hear a raven, it is truly music to my ears. The design for my raven was influenced by both Northwest Coast Native and Celtic art traditions. In homage to the Japanese Rinpa School, I used tarashikomi, the “dripping in” effect, for the tree by allowing wet paint to diffuse over the design. I made the frame for this painting out of red oak using pegged, hand-joined, mortise-and-tenon construction methods. I used the Japanese technique (shou-sugi-ban) of charring and oiling the oak to finish the frame. This painting is a modified smaller version of another painting to come later. I specifically made it for the Matzke Gallery Spring 2023 show.
DIMENSIONS: HEIGHT: 11 inches
WIDTH: 8 ½ inches
PRICE $250
DIMENSIONS: HEIGHT: 11 inches
WIDTH: 8 ½ inches
PRICE $250